Today, the Mississippi Department of Education's regional literacy meetings make their stop on the Coast. In an effort to assist school districts with the implementation of the third grade reading gate, the Mississippi Department of Education is conducting these meetings…
The Trump Administration plans to revoke federal guidelines put out under former President Barack Obama allowing public school students to use restrooms and other facilities that correspond with their gender identity. Last year, the Obama Administration set guidelines requiring that…
BB King and other African American artists made an appearance at Pass Road Elementary School this afternoon. Students dressed up as various musicians during this year’s Black History Month program to showcase the role African Americans played in the creation…
Today was the first day of classes, just one month after a devastating EF3 tornado tore through William Carey University in Hattiesburg. Several students displaced from their dorms have moved back on to campus as well. Today, News 25 caught…
Mississippi lawmakers could change the rules governing schools in significant ways in coming weeks. Among proposals being considered are limiting the number of statewide and district wide testing days, requiring 17-year-olds to stay in school, and requiring a district taken…
As students get closer to graduating many have their minds made up on what’s next after high school. What about the students who don’t know? News 25’s Gina Tomlinson was at D’Iberville High School’s college-career fair and talked with local…
Nearly one month after an EF3 tornado tore through campus, William Carey University welcomes back students for the spring trimester. Classes began this morning on campus for the first time since the storm on January 21st. In order to complete…
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant says he will call a special legislative session on education funding only after lawmakers reach broad agreement on the main points of a proposal. Top Republicans in the House and Senate say they want to rewrite…
The Biloxi Shuckers are helping more than 10,000 students on the Coast hit the books. It was a very excited crowd at Bayou View Elementary School in Gulfport today as Shuckers mascot Schooner the Seagull helped announce the baseball organization’s…
It is a policy set by local school boards, but Mississippi lawmakers are taking matters into their own hands. A bill, which passed the state House last week, says students are allowed to drink water on school buses. Republican Representative…
The tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the ceremony that surrounds it in Washington D.C. is one of the more humbling sights anyone can take in. This weekend, a similar ceremony will be coming to the Coast. Beauvoir is set…
Sixty students are now graduates of the Gulfport Job Corps Center. These graduates completed a skill and or obtained a GED or high school diploma while enrolled in the program. The graduates are now qualified to pursue a career, enlist…
Some inmates in Jackson County are using their time inside to prepare them for life on the outside. Fifty-six inmates signed up for classes in the high school equivalency program since August. Inmates are pre-tested to determine their education levels.…
Members of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Sisters Solidarity group left for Jackson this morning to speak with state lawmakers about proposed legislation. About 20 men and women loaded on a bus from Biloxi and Gulfport to spend the day voicing…
A bill circulating in the Mississippi House authored by House Speaker Philip Gunn would place limits on state testing for students. House Bill 866 says students cannot be tested for longer than three days during the scheduled three-week testing window.…
Mississippi senators are looking to raise the bar for school superintendents but there's some hesitation for doing the same for school board members. The Senate approved a bill that would heighten requirements for superintendents, but recommitted a measure that would…
Some Gulfport elementary students got an unexpected visit today as storybook characters from the “MEMA 4 Kids” book came to life. It wasn’t all fun and games. In fact, these characters and the book are being used to help teach…
The school that was once destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and rebuilt a year ago is already expanding. Hope Academy in Gulfport will soon begin construction on an additional pre-k building just across their parking lot. Crews are already on site…
It could be weeks before Mississippians see any concrete proposals from state lawmakers on a new school funding formula, but legislators are coming out to say they will not require any districts to contribute additional property taxes. Private firm Ed-Build…
The state’s house education committee has voted to give the state authority to remove the accreditation of any school district that violates state law or the Mississippi constitution. Opponents of House Bill 280 feel that the committee is looking to…
The City of Ocean Springs moves forward in the process to bring a school tailored for students with dyslexia to the downtown area. City aldermen voted to authorize a lease agreement between the city and the Dynamic Dyslexia Design School,…
The City of Ocean Springs is one step closer to providing Gulf Coast resources for students with dyslexia. Ocean Springs Mayor Connie Moran and the board of aldermen called a special meeting this evening to authorize a lease agreement with…
Deciding which college to attend is one of the biggest decisions a high school student makes. Officials at Ocean Springs High School aimed to make that decision easier for students by hosting a college and career fair this evening in…
Deciding which college to attend is one of the biggest decisions a high school student makes. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from Ocean Springs High School where hundreds are in the process of making that decision.